New Delhi:

India has filed an enchantment with Qatari authorities over the loss of life penalty to eight Navy veterans, who had been arrested in August final yr for causes nonetheless not identified. The judgement in query – of the Qatar court docket – stays “confidential” and is barely accessible to the officers’ authorized groups.

The eight embrace embellished officers who as soon as commanded main Indian warships, and had been working for Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy Services on the time of the arrest.

Dahra is a non-public agency offering coaching and associated companies to Qatar’s armed forces.

Sources stated a number of the sailors had been engaged on a delicate challenge – stealth submarines primarily based on Italian know-how. Media stories have claimed they’ve been accused of spying.